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Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... SOFA and SIRS 1) ... #criticalcare # ... treatment #workup
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management Summary ... routine O&P • Clinical ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary ... Epidemiology: • 1- ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... main variants: (1)
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
Persistence of clinically ... Here's a summary ... Dis., 6 (1): 130 ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... auscultation, JVD ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management Summary ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Mortality due to CVD ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management Summary ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary ... Clinical Course: ... Orbital/Ocular Treatment ... : • 1-2 cysts ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases